%0 Journal Article %A Bommer, Martin %A Hütter, Marie-Luise %A Stilgenbauer, Stephan %A de Hoog, G. Sybren %A de Beer, Z. Wilhelm %A Wellinghausen, Nele %T Fatal Ophiostoma piceae infection in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia %D 2009 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 58 %N 3 %P 381-385 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.005280-0 %K CT, computed tomography %I Microbiology Society, %X We report to our knowledge the first case of human infection with Ophiostoma piceae. This Sporothrix schenckii-related fungus caused disseminated infection involving the lung and the brain in a patient with lymphoblastic lymphoma. The case emphasizes the significance of molecular techniques for identification of rare fungi in the clinical microbiology laboratory. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.005280-0